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If 'Death to all jews' -- let's not talk around it, that's what was written on the sign -- wasn't the crux of the joke, why didn't he go with something equally

by jrkatz 10y ago

If 'Death to all jews' -- let's not talk around it, that's what was written on the sign -- wasn't the crux of the joke, why didn't he go with something equally likely to be rejected by people who understand English, but less 'Death to all jews'? Frankly, I think it's because he's a moron who doesn't understand that actions and words, however digital and remote, have consequences. Now middle school kids can chortle together on the playground, "haha, 'death to all jews', that sure was funny". After all, the life or death of a Jew, that's just a punchline.

nailer 10y ago
> why didn't he go with something equally likely to be rejected by people who understand English, but less 'Death to all jews'? He did. See the other people on fiverr he got to do other, stupid things. You did actually watch the video, right? > likely to be rejected by people who understand English They understand English perfectly - their email replies discussing the task were about the same level of English as spoken on HN. > Now middle school kids can chortle together on the playground, "haha, 'death to all jews', that sure was funny". If a kid thinks that they've misunderstood the joke (and I'd support rating the video something like '15+ mature' or whatever youtube's equivalent is). I don't like the video, mainly because it seems like Pewdiepie is exploiting poor people, but saying it's making antisemitic jokes is simply Vox being Vox.
- jrkatz 10y ago
  > He did. See the other people on fiverr he got to do other, stupid things. You did actually watch the video, right? He did all those other things and he still did 'death to all jews'. I'm saying he didn't need to do that one at all. If he did other things in the video it supports my position. > If a kid thinks that they've misunderstood the joke Yes, kids are by and large stupid.
- witty_username 10y ago
  How is Pewdiepie exploiting poor people? The poor people agreed to it and they objectively benefited.
- watwut 10y ago
  > If a kid thinks that they've misunderstood the joke (and I'd support rating the video something like '15+ mature' or whatever youtube's equivalent is). The biggest real hit for PewDiePie was that Disney studios dropped him as affiliate. Disney does not feature '15+ mature', they children+parents friendly as a strategy.
  - nailer 10y ago
    They definitely shouldn't have him under the 'Disney' brand: his humor is for gamers not children. But Disney does Marvel Studios, Buena Vista, Star Wars and a bunch of other stuff.
    - watwut 10y ago
      Star Wars is PG-13 (just checked).
      - nailer 10y ago
        Not sure that really changes the point: Disney has a bunch of things aimed at different age ranges, just not using the Disney brand. The latest X men film, 'Logan' is R 18, as was the previous one. And Buena Vista have a bunch of dramas aimed at adults.

by jrkatz 10y ago

nailer 10y ago

> why didn't he go with something equally likely to be rejected by people who understand English, but less 'Death to all jews'? He did. See the other people on fiverr he got to do other, stupid things. You did actually watch the video, right? > likely to be rejected by people who understand English They understand English perfectly - their email replies discussing the task were about the same level of English as spoken on HN. > Now middle school kids can chortle together on the playground, "haha, 'death to all jews', that sure was funny". If a kid thinks that they've misunderstood the joke (and I'd support rating the video something like '15+ mature' or whatever youtube's equivalent is). I don't like the video, mainly because it seems like Pewdiepie is exploiting poor people, but saying it's making antisemitic jokes is simply Vox being Vox.

jrkatz 10y ago
> He did. See the other people on fiverr he got to do other, stupid things. You did actually watch the video, right? He did all those other things and he still did 'death to all jews'. I'm saying he didn't need to do that one at all. If he did other things in the video it supports my position. > If a kid thinks that they've misunderstood the joke Yes, kids are by and large stupid.
witty_username 10y ago
How is Pewdiepie exploiting poor people? The poor people agreed to it and they objectively benefited.
watwut 10y ago
> If a kid thinks that they've misunderstood the joke (and I'd support rating the video something like '15+ mature' or whatever youtube's equivalent is). The biggest real hit for PewDiePie was that Disney studios dropped him as affiliate. Disney does not feature '15+ mature', they children+parents friendly as a strategy.
- nailer 10y ago
  They definitely shouldn't have him under the 'Disney' brand: his humor is for gamers not children. But Disney does Marvel Studios, Buena Vista, Star Wars and a bunch of other stuff.
  - watwut 10y ago
    Star Wars is PG-13 (just checked).
    - nailer 10y ago
      Not sure that really changes the point: Disney has a bunch of things aimed at different age ranges, just not using the Disney brand. The latest X men film, 'Logan' is R 18, as was the previous one. And Buena Vista have a bunch of dramas aimed at adults.